Sentence:

他在當總統之前是個辯護律師。

English Translation:

Prior to becoming President he was a barrister.

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Words used:

prior

/ˈpraɪə/

在…之前,在…之先

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to

/tʊ/

1. 到,達 2. 去,往,向 3. (在原形動詞前構成不定詞) 4. 對,向 (對象) 5. 為了 6. 直到 7. 屬於,歸於

Here: (在原形動詞前構成不定詞)

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become

/bɪˈkʌm/

變成,成為

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president

/ˈprezɪdənt/

1. 總統 2. 總裁,主席,董事長 3. 校長,會長 4. 大臣,長官

Here: 總統

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he

/hiː/



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was

/wɒz/

/wəz/

1. 是 (is的過去式) 2. (be動詞第一人稱單數過去式) 3. (be動詞第三人稱單數過去式)

Here: 是 (is的過去式)

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a

/ə/

/eɪ/

一,1

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barrister

/ˈbærɪstə/

律師,專門律師,出庭律師

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